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PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

W. LEWIS.

BED.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN.`25. 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1905.

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WILLIAM LEWIS, OF U'IIOA, NEIV YORK.

BED.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,328, dated May 9, 1905. Application filed January 25,1905. Serial No. 242,536.

To a/ZZ whom, if 711/001/ empeora:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Lewis, of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide an improvement in beds or what is often commonly known as bed-bottoms or mattresses in which provision is made for securing' a more substantial yielding support :for the bedding'.

In the drawings, Figure l shows a plan or top View of a bedA or mattress frame of my improved construction, parts of the fabric being broken out in order to better illustrate the construction. Fig. 2 is a detail plan View showing a spreading support for the edge of the fabric, together with other details. Fig. 3 is a partial side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the construction, some of the details being shown in section. Fig. I is a bottom or under view of the bed-bottom with portions of the fabric removed. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view at or near the middle of the strueture.

,Referring to the reference letters and [igures in a more particular description, 1 l indicate the side rails, which extend lengthwise of the bed and have secured on the top of their ends in a plane above that of the side rails the end bars 2 2. `Extending lengthwise of the bedeframe and attached at the upper side of the end bars 2 are the two sections of fabric A and B. These two sections of fabric are strained between the end bars and preferably overlapped in the middle of the bed and are preferably of the ordinary woven wire employed in bedbottoms. Running along the inner edge of the .section A is a border rod or wire a, and along the inner edge of the section B is a similar border wire or rod b. In the form of construction shown the end bars 2 2 are permitted to overhang the side rails l 1, as indicated at 3 3. By this method of construction the fabric may be extended outwardly beyond and above the side rails. The sections of fabric A and B are connected at or near the middle of the bed longitudinally to support them against lateral strain by a staple-fastener et. These staplefasteners may be modified in various ways and still serve their useful purposes; but I prefer the form shown in the drawings, which is substantially that of a staple having prongs or branches and with the body portion between the branches engaged with or inserted in the meshes of the fabric. The prongs or branches of the staple I pass through openings the side rail l l and are arranged to slide freely therein and preferably provided with heads on their lower ends to prevent accidental removal or displacement. On the prongs or branches of the staple L there will preferably be provided short coil-springs 5, which tend to force the staple into its upper position, and when employed these springs 5 will preferably be provided with a chamber or socket 6, formed by a counterbore in the top ofthe side rail, into which the springs may be compressed, allowing the full amount of Inovement between the naturally tight position of the fabric and the top of the side rails. As before stated, the horizontal bar portion of the staple L is entwined or engaged in the meshes of the fabric at or near the middle of the bed longitudinally and adapted to lioat or move up and down in connection with the fabric and adapted to support the fabric-section on that edge against lateral strain. In order to distribute the lateral strain on the sections of fabric, each section is provided at or near its outer edge with a wire or rod c, secured to or introduced in the meshes of the fabric and extending substantially the full length of the fabric. In order to support the overhanging edge of the fabric beyond the staple 4, there is provided a rod or wire (Z, bent or formed. into an elongated U-shaped form and secured in'or introduced in the meshes of the fabric. As shown in the drawings, the inner edge of the section A of fabric is connected with the opposite side rail by four stay-wires 7. These are attached to the rod or wire a and passed best advantage.

through the meshes of the fabric B and are secured, preferably, on the top of the side rail and of course are applied so as to provide a lateral strain in the section A of the fabric. As shown in the drawings, on the opposite side of the bed there is provided an adjustable straining or tension device consisting of the stay-wires 8, attached to a bar 9, which bar 9 is connected with the side rail by means of bolts 10, having thumb-screw nuts, and the arrangement is such as to allow a latitude of movement to provide for the adjustment. Ordinarily the construction, including simply the stay-wires 7, will be employed on both sides of the bed when that form of construction is adopted, and when the form of construction which includes the stays 8 and the adjustable bar is adopted this construction willl be employed on both sides. For the purpose of illustration it was deemed advisable to show both in one in the drawings.

By means of the construction shown it will be noted that the sections of fabric are strained longitudinally and laterally, whereby a resilient bed-supporting surface is secured, with all the material entering into it employed to the It will also be noted that a resilient surface is secured which is particularly adapted to and serviceable for a bed intended for use by two persons.

In the drawings the two sections of fabric are shown as overlapping each other to some extent in the middle of the bed. This, however, is not very material, as a fairly satisfactory result can be obtained by having the edges simply meet or substantially meet in the middle.

Instead of having the prongs or branches of the staple )cpass through openings in the body of the side rails l, as shown, sockets attached to either the inner or outer side of the side rail may be provided in which the staple may be mounted.

Other modifications and chang'es than those herein suggested may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

1. The combination in a bed of a frame of side rails and end bars, two strips or sections of fabric attached to and strained between the end bars and arranged substantially as shown and described, a fastening device arranged substantially at the middle of the side rails and connecting one side of the strip of fabric directly to the side rail over or adjacent to which it is located, and stays connecting the l other edge of the section with rail, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination in a bed-bottom of a frame consisting of side rails and cross-bars secured to the ends of the side rails and located in a plane above that of the side rails, two sections of fabric secured to the end bars at their respective ends and located in t'ne main on opposite sides of the longitudinal central line of the frame, and a lateral straining device for each section of the fabric consisting of a floating staple attached to the edge of the section of fabric at oneside and engaging' with the side rail, and stays attached to and extending from the other edge of the section of fabric across to the opposite side rail of the frame, substantially as set` forth.

3. The combination in a bed-bottom of a frame consisting of side rails and cross-bars secured to the ends of` the side rails4 and4 located ina plane above that of the side rails, two sections Iof fabric secured to rthe end bars at their respective ends 4and located in the main on opposite sides of the longitudinal central line of the. frame, anda lateral straining device for each section of fabric consisting of a floating' stapleattached to the edge of the section of fabric at one side and engagingwith the side rail, stays attached to and extending from the other edge of the section of fabric across to the vopposite side rail of the frame. and an adjusting means introduced in said stays, substantially as set forth.

4. The combinationy in a bed-bottom of a frame consisting of side rails and cross-bars secured to the ends of the side rails and located in a plane above that ofthe side rails, two sections of fabric secured to the end bars at their respective ends and located in the the opposite i main on opposite sides of the longitudinal central line of the frame, and a lateralstraining device for each section of fabric consisting of a iioating staple attached to the edge .of the section of fabric at one side and engaging with the side rail, springs for moving up the said staple, and stays attached to and. extending from the other edge of the section of fabric across to the opposite side rail of the frame, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 19th day of January, 1905.

IVM. f LEVIS.

Witnesses J. J. HARTY, EMMA S. HESSE.

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